Nelson DeMille
Nelson DeMille
Nelson Richard DeMilleis an American author of action adventure and suspense novels. His novels include Plum Island, The Charm School, and The Gold Coast. DeMille has also written under the pen names Jack Cannon, Kurt Ladner, Ellen Kay and Brad Matthews...
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth23 August 1943
trying use chapters
I try to use short sentences, short paragraphs and short chapters to keep the reader's interest.
worry devil faces
Somehow our devils are never quite what we expect when we meet them face to face.
real humanity firsts
If everyone howled at every injustice, every act of barbarism, every act of unkindness, then we would be taking the first step towards a real humanity.
motivation journey maps
We're all pilgrims on the same journey but some pilgrims have better road maps.
bombing libya necessary raid
It's not always necessary ... I don't always do it. But if something important has happened, and it hasn't been resolved, like this bombing raid on Libya ... I just postulate that.
al black contrast cut gently grass lofty marble monumental poignant rising slash slope white
It was no more than a black slash in the ground, a poignant contrast to the lofty white marble and limestone of this monumental city. It was cut into a gently rising slope of grass An al fresco mortuary.
running fall men
I enjoy the presence of a woman in the house for brief periods of time. They fall into two categories: the organizers and the slobs. There’s probably a third category—the naggers, who try to get you to do things, but I’ve never run into one of those. Oddly, I have no preference regarding oganizers or slobs, as long as they don’t try to pick my clothes for me. Basically, all women are nurturers and healers, and all men are mental patients to varying degrees. It works fine if people stick to their fated roles. But nobody does.
war book different
It's much different today than it was during the Cold War. The CIA is not the subject of many books anymore. But that might change, because of international terrorism and Red China.